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Time gradually passed amid the endless waiting.
After that, the sixth place was decided as well.
It was a guild called Mermaid Heel.
A guild said to consist entirely of women, known as the Dancing Princesses of the Sea.
Naturally, all the members representing the guild in the Grand Magic Games were women.
Leading those members was a young woman with long, straight black hair tinged with purple, a white ribbon tied atop her head, a cold and beautiful face, and a katana in hand.
The moment she appeared, she cast an extremely intense look at Noah, just like Yukino had before.
However, unlike Yukino's gaze, which had contained all sorts of complicated emotions, hers held only pure scrutiny.
It was as though she were getting to know Noah as a person, making it seem as if she held a certain degree of fixation on him.
Not only that, but among the members following behind the young woman, one person cloaked in a robe that concealed their appearance also looked at Noah.
That gaze was not particularly intense, but it carried a trace of teasing amusement.
Noah was truly confused.
Why did it feel like everyone who showed up had some kind of relationship with him... Pfft, no, like they had some sort of grudge against him?
And they were all girls too. What was going on here?
"Oh my." Mira tightly hugged Noah's arm, her smile exceptionally sweet and warm.
"Noah really is popular."
Although Mira's expression and voice were both so